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- So you're sitting there on a Sunday night trying to think of something super cool to do... but what? Go party? No, that was last night... Do homework? No, that was last semester... How about see a movie? How about see a GOOD movie?! The Other Film Club has just that, independent, international, and just plain impactful films all semester long in Meacham Auditorium for FREE at FIVE pm so come on out and gain some points by watching great flicks!
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- Meacham Auditorium, 2nd floor of the Union
Siste nytt
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- Hey guys!
Hope the semester is going great, here's a calendar of the Fall 2009 Semester!
***ALL FILMS IN MEACHAM AUDITORIUM ON THE RESPECTIVE DATES***
**October 18th**
-Eldorado (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1176954/)-
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 80 min)
French with English subtitles
Yvan and Elie are two loners who wander aimlessly through their lives. Yvan is a quick-tempered 40-year-old vintage car dealer while Elie is a young burglar and ex-junkie. One day Yvan catches Elie trying to rob him.
Winner: Best European Film (Cannes Festival Directors' Fortnight)
-Reception hosted by The French Club-
Free food with the French Club in between movies and a chance to meet all the other students on campus who enjoy French culture and good films!
Start Time: 6:45 pm
-Un secret (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490234/)- [A Secret]
Start Time: 7 pm (Runtime: 105 min)
French with English subtitles
The discovery of a deep family secret and a passionate story, as seen through the eyes of Francois, an only child who invents an imaginary brother and imagines his parents’ past.
Winner: César Award (Best Supporting Actress)
**October 25th**
-La graine et le mulet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487419/)- [The Secret of the Grain]
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 151 min)
French/Arabic with English subtitles
At the French port of Sète, a tired sixty-year-old father is fired from his shipyard job. He feels a failure but dreams of setting up his own restaurant. Opening night, however, brings out the best and worst.
Winner: César Award (Best Director, Best Writing, Best Film, Most Aspiring Actress) and 14 other awards
FREE POPCORN FROM OU HOUSING AND FOOD
**November 1st**
-Comme un juif en France (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1427197/)- [Being Jewish in France]
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 185 min)
French with English subtitles
A documentary of the evolving place Jewish life
holds in French society. This film covers Jewish
cultural history from the 19th century Dreyfus
Affair to the present day.
Winner: Jewish Experience Award at the Jerusalem International Film Festival
-Reception hosted by Judaic and Israel Studies-
Free food with the Judaic and Israel Studies in between Part 1 and 2 of the documentary and a chance to meet all the other students on campus who enjoy French and Jewish culture and good films!
Start Time: 6:20 pm
**November 8th**
-Entre les murs (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068646/)- [The Class]
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 128 min)
French with English subtitles
François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighbourhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace
themselves to not let discouragement stop them.
Winner: Palme d'Or and 6 other awards
-Shiva- The Seven Days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1260396/)-
Start Time: 7:15 pm (Runtime: 103 min)
Hebrew/French/Moroccan with English subtitles
As a Moroccan family's remaining 8 brothers and sisters gather to mourn the sudden death of their brother, jealousy, gossip, long-term rivalry and financial problems come to the fore.
Winner: Woldgin Award (Best Israeli Feature) and 3 other awards
**November 15th**
-Les plages d'Agnès (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129435/)- [The Beaches of Agnès]
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 110 min)
French with English subtitles
François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighbourhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace
themselves to not let discouragement stop them.
Winner: César Award (Best Documentary)
**December 6th**
-Waltz With Bashir (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185616/)-
Start Time: 5 pm (Runtime: 90 min)
Hebrew/German/English/Arabic with English subtitles
Based on a true story, the film is director Ari Folman's quest for the missing pieces of his memory of days in the mid-80s Lebanon War.
Winner: César Award (Best Foreign Film) and 22 other awards
***Past Films***
**September 20th- Murderball
A high-octane documentary about quadriplegics playing full-contact rugby in reinforced wheelchairs.
**September 27th- The Atomic Cafe
A collection of American nuclear propaganda from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
**October 4th- The Onion Movie
A funny movie spoofing world events from the popular parodic news source, The Onion!
FREE popcorn will be provided by OU H&F and there will be a meeting after the film.
Please note these movies are FREE to anyone who wants to come, OU student or otherwise! This year it's our goal to really expand into the greater Norman/OKC community. Invite anyone you might think is interested!











